Keywords: Children's shoes
Item 74929
E. T. Merrill shoe broadside, Portland, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 14127
Louise Surette at Viner Shoe, Bangor, 1942
Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1942 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Eternal Images: Photographing Childhood
From the earliest days of photography doting parents from across Maine sought to capture images of their young children. The studio photographs often reflect the families' images of themselves and their status or desired status.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory
"Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library The Johnson Shoe Factory was a large part of history in Hallowell."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools
"… worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe factories) had to attend school as well. Working in factories was a very popular occupation in…"
Story
Aurore Morin & Huguette Paquette: immigrating to Biddeford
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The experience of a young mother and her teenage sister making the transition from Quebec to Maine.
Story
Paul Gagne: Living a life fully engaged in his community
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
A man with a wide range of skills and talents shares them for the benefit of his community
